Hank O’Mahony – Director.BA MA MIAHIP 

Hank O’Mahony is a graduate of New York University with a Masters of Education. Studying with Sol Alinksy in the 1960’s he worked with a number of community groups on self development and leadership training. Since coming to Ireland in 1972 he has continued his work in education. Meeting with Joan and Eoin O’Leary in 1974 he began training in Gestalt Psychotherapy as a solid and safe method of promoting personal development. In 1983 he joined Joan O’Leary in providing the training for Gestalt Psychotherapists. This led to the establishment of the Irish Gestalt Centre. During this time he has been involved in developing the training courses and helping to further the aims of the IGC.

 

 

Tricia Norris – BA[Hons] PGCE Dip. IGC MA FRSA BACP
Senior Registered Practitioner [Counselling and Supervisior]

Tricia Norris is a BACP senior registered practitioner [Counselling and Supervision ] with  more than 20 years experience in the field.  After initial counsellor training at COMPASS in Liverpool she trained in Gestalt Therapy with Joan O’Leary and Hank O’Mahony .  Subsequently she completed an MA at Keele University and an Advanced Psychotherapy and Supervision Training at PHYSIS with Professor Petruska Clarkson.
Tricia has acted as an external examiner to university counselling courses and taught counselling up to Masters level. Since 1999 she has worked part time as an Accreditation Assessor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Tricia’s private practice includes individual therapy, supervision, training and consultancy.

 

Gill Naylor - Staff

Gill Naylor graduated from the Irish Gestalt Centre in 1982. Since then she has worked in private practice working with individuals and couples. Her earlier training was in group process with the Northern Churches Training. Since her graduation she has worked in various colleges and universities teaching Human Development, counselling, assertiveness and communication skills. She runs personal Development skills groups around the North West of England, mostly in her home town of Liverpool. Her particular areas of interest are bodywork and sexuality issues. She has worked as a trainer with the Irish Gestalt Centre for the last sixteen years.

 

 

Karen Ilean Shorten. MIAHIP MIACP MICP MEAU

Karen trained in the Institute for Creative Counselling and Psychotherapy, The Irish Gestalt Centre and supervision training with the Personal Counselling Institute.
Karen has been practising as a psychotherapist for the last 16 years working with supervisees, individuals, groups. She also teaches students Gestalt theory in practice. For the last 5 years she has been involved in running the Personal Development Programme of the Irish Gestalt Centre with Joan O’Leary and Hank O’Mahony.